Tie clasp



June 17, 1930. ARLSON 1,764,778

TIE CLASP Filed Feb. 8, 1930 INVENTOR. osda/ [Zr/{90 A TTORNEYS.

Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES oscAR CARLSON, or EAST PROVIDENCE, RH0DEE*IS]"JAND,- amma To DoLAN a RuLLocx, 0E I RoVIDENoE, RnoDE IsDltND, arrrRmoonromn or; A THUR r. IDOLAN, ERED A. BULLOCK, BOTH 0F ATTDEBoRo, MAssAcHusETTs, AND a. BENNETT, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND r T E cnnsr, Y

" Application filed February 8,155320.. EieflafNorfQGQSB.

This invention relates to a clasp for ties, l1ngerie, .or' the like; and has for its object to provide a clasp of a single piece of wire folded upon itself to accomplish the desired functions.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pair of jaws tending to move toward each other by the inherent resiliency of a single pieceof stock from which they are formed and which provide a firm grip at spaced points upon the fabric to be secured between them. 7

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.plify the operations on In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a tie clasp with an ornamental golf stick secured thereon. I r V Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the jaws.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the clasp with the ornamental golf stick removed.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the clasp.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the wire before being folded to form the two jaws.

Itis found desirable in the forming of clasps for ties, lingerie, or the like to simthe same, which I have accomplished by bending a piece of wire uponitself to form jaws, the same tending to move toward each other by the inherent resiliency of the stock; and in order to increase the holding power of these jaws,

I have folded the end portion of one of these into open. loop form and so formed the end portion of the opposite jaw that it will extend into this opening and when in working position will force the fabric into the opening of the loop and cooperate with the side portions of the loop to hold this fabric in spaced pomts in securing it in position. I have also found it desirable to mount an ornamental device upon one of the jawsand have here shown a golf stick mounted on one of the jaws, which serves the functional purpose of assisting to guide the fabric between the jaws and makes a much easier entrance to jaws; andth'e followingis a detailed description of the present" embodiment of this in vention illustrating thepnhrrd means by which these" advantageous results are accom pl'i he d. I 1

With 'ererenee to the drawer s, iodesignates a length of roundwirew ich is" bent, V

as illustrated at 11, into loop form having an opening-12 between its side'portions' 13 and 1 1'. This loop is positioned symmetrical with the WII'G to cause its opening to be in line with its shank by. offsetting the wire as at 15. The opposite end-of'the wire beingfiatt ened as at 16 and curved as at 18 to extend outwardly when folded upbn' itself, as: illustrated at 20 in Fig 4,to provide jaws 21 and 22.

The jaw 21 carries the loop 11 and the jaw 22 has at its end portion theflattened end 16 which is so located and of'such size as to partially extend into the opening 12, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. By this arrangement, the'jaw contacts at spaced points 23 and 2a with the side portions 13 and 14: of the loo In order to further ornament the clasp, I

have mounted a golf stick 25 along the jaw 22 which is of a-length longer than the jaw 22 and cooperates with the clasp to guide the fabric between the jaws 21 and 22 when the clasp is moved to gripping position.

It is of course understood that symbolic articles other than golf sticks may be used in a like manner as substitutes for the ornamentalmember 25. v

I have shown the clasp herein as designed for use in securing a tie in place, but by varying the size the same may be used as a lingerie clasp or for any-other purpose where two thin sheet materials are desired to be held together.

The foregoing description is directed sole- 1 towards the construction illustrated, but

desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: i '1 1. A clasp comprising a single piece of Wire folded upon itself, one end being folded to provide an open loop, the opposite end overlying the opening in the loop to cooperate with the side portions of the loop to bite fabric therebetween. 1

2. A clasp comprising a'single piece of round wire folded upon itself, one end being folded toprovide an open loop, the opposite end overlying the. opening inthe loop and being flattened to. cooperate .with the side portion of the loop to bite fabric therebetween.

3. A clasp comprising a sin 'le piece of wire folded upon itself, one end being folded .7

to provide an open loop, the opposite end overl ing the opening in the loop'with a portion bent to extend into the opening inthe loop; to force fabric into the opening and cooperate with the opposite side portion of the loopto hold the fabric in place. v V 4; A clasp comprisinga single piece of Wire folded upon itself to provide jaws, the end ofone being folded to provide an open loop the end of the other overlyingthe opening in the loop to 'cooperate-withthe side portions of the loop to bite fabric therebetween, and an ornamentalportion secured to one s of the jawws andextendin bevond its free end to assist in guiding the iibricbetween the aws.' I 1 r- Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature. OSCAR CARLSON. 

